Evolution Directed, Not Random...

Well, this is interesting:

Evolution is deterministic, not random, biologists conclude from multi-species study from PhysOrg.com

A multi-national team of biologists has concluded that developmental evolution is deterministic and orderly, rather than random, based on a study of different species of roundworms. The findings are reported in the latest issue of the journal Current Biology.

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